The news of a possible Nova Scotia serial killer gives local police a lead in the suspected deaths of Kimberly McAndrew and Andrea King.

But this newspaper learned Tuesday that over the past seven years Halifax regional police have targetted another local man as the sole "possible strong suspect" in Kimberly McAndrew's disappearance.

Ever since she went missing from the Canadian Tire on Quinpool Road on Aug. 12, 1989, police have continually questioned one key suspect who was obsessed with McAndrew and who told police it was "possible" that he knew where her body was hidden.

He said he frequently "watched" McAndrew and followed her home on occasion so that he "could feel close to (her)" but admitted he didn't want the police to find out his true feelings.

On the day of her disappearance, he said he believed that she "was transported somewhere from the Canadian Tire Store" but that he might have had "a mental block with respect to what happened to her" that afternoon.

The man, who lived in west–end Halifax and worked in the Quinpool Road area, was seen talking to her that day.

On Tuesday, this newspaper obtained the results of a police search of his home, conducted last spring by Halifax regional police.

In an application for a search warrant, police said they had reasonable grounds to believe the man – in his 30s – killed McAndrew and kept souvenirs to remember her by.

"No further persons have been identified as possible strong suspects in the victim's disappearance, " the document says.

It outlines reasons the suspect was pinpointed, including that "he personally knew the victim ... that he was in love with the victim ... and stated, "I think she was abducted, abused, and killed."

When they searched his premises, police found numerous photographs of McAndrew on the walls of his home, including "missing" posters and enlarged photos.

Items seized by police in the search included a handwritten book dedicated to Kimberly McAndrew, six strips of film, five slides, women's makeup, a white envelope containing pictures of McAndrew, a red wallet and a blue knapsack.

McAndrew had a blue knapsack with her on the last day she was seen.

In addition, a collection of books were taken, including Encyclopedia of Modern Murder, Case Book on Murder, and a book by the Marquis de Sade.

There were also newspaper clippings about serial killer Paul Bernardo as well as clippings about Andrea King and other missing persons.

In addition to McAndrew's disappearance, police have interviewed the man about the murder of Andrea King. Because of his job, the man frequently drove by the wooded area off Highway 102 where her body was found in January, 1992.

In his interviews with police about McAndrew, the man evaded police questions concerning his involvement in her disappearance.

He said it was possible that he killed Kimberly McAndrew and then added, "if it is possible, it's infinitesimal." He then denied it, saying: "No, to the best of a conscious person, aware and ahold of his faculties and his knowledge."

Asked if it was possible that he hid her body, he again said it was possible.

He said he "felt bad over what might have happened to the victim" and said he wanted to tell police where her body was "cause I want to get it off ... done with and over."

But after all that, the man agreed with his police questioner that he would intentionally deceive police. Halifax police have never charged him.